Interactions between the intrarenal dopaminergic and the renin-angiotensin systems in the control of systemic arterial pressure

Authors

Pedro Alves Vaz de Castro, Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Medical Investigation, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Pedro A. Jose, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, U.S.A.
Ana Cristina Simões E Silva, Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Medical Investigation, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

8-31-2022

Journal

Clinical science (London, England : 1979)

Volume

136

Issue

16

DOI

10.1042/CS20220338

Keywords

dopamine receptors; hypertension; renin-angiotensin system

Abstract

Systemic arterial hypertension is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the general population, being a risk factor for many cardiovascular diseases. Although its pathogenesis is complex and still poorly understood, some systems appear to play major roles in its development. This review aims to update the current knowledge on the interaction of the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and dopaminergic system in the development of hypertension, focusing on recent scientific hallmarks in the field. The intrarenal RAS, composed of several peptides and receptors, has a critical role in the regulation of blood pressure (BP) and, consequently, the development of hypertension. The RAS is divided into two main intercommunicating axes: the classical axis, composed of angiotensin-converting enzyme, angiotensin II, and angiotensin type 1 receptor, and the ACE2/angiotensin-(1-7)/Mas axis, which appears to modulate the effects of the classical axis. Dopamine and its receptors are also increasingly showing an important role in the pathogenesis of hypertension, as abnormalities in the intrarenal dopaminergic system impair the regulation of renal sodium transport, regardless of the affected dopamine receptor subtype. There are five dopamine receptors, which are divided into two major subtypes: the D1-like (D1R and D5R) and D2-like (D2R, D3R, and D4R) receptors. Mice deficient in any of the five dopamine receptor subtypes have increased BP. Intrarenal RAS and the dopaminergic system have complex interactions. The balance between both systems is essential to regulate the BP homeostasis, as alterations in the control of both can lead to hypertension.

APA Citation

Vaz de Castro, Pedro Alves; Jose, Pedro A.; and Simões E Silva, Ana Cristina, "Interactions between the intrarenal dopaminergic and the renin-angiotensin systems in the control of systemic arterial pressure" (2022). GW Authored Works. Paper 1418.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/1418

Department

Medicine